The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-05-13
STOCK ITEMS.

Il Il now claimed that II turn.ps Be
grown thickly late in the summer and left
|, in the ground during winter they make IN
excellent fertilizer when turned under in
the spring.
The Utah Wool Growers' Association has
. membership Of los and 10 in p. osperous
condition. The members craze over SOO, 90
sheep and control the shipment Of 1,51O, 600
pounds Of weol.
Several farmers who have visited our Of.
dee during the past week report the peach
buds all right, 90 that from the present out
look there will be large yield Of that crop
this year.-Ltndstovy (Ksn.) Eess.
There il but very limited idea among
the mass Of farmers of what constitutesA
good COW. They do not make the necessary
efforts to learn the amount Of milk and it,
producing qualities in butter and cheese.
Three-fourths Of Ill the cows in the North
west are such poor mixers that they should
be sent to the butchers and better stock
supply their places.-AnserieaS Cahirdtor.
A horse fair was held at Wilmington, Ill,
| . few days ago and attracted large num-
Der Of Chicago buyers. Sales were
recorded of 1O7 horses, including thr &c i'm
ported stations, for an aggregate amount
of 81, 4OO. How many districts could or.
ganize similar herse fairs with equal profit
to the community We advise all those
who are interested in horse breeding and
improvement to agitate the subject Of horse
fairs in their Observation-Disclosures Rerier.
As it is now pretty near the beginning Of
the pas.uring season we desire to again call
the attention of stockmen and especially
dairymen to the necessity of providing
pure water for stock. Impure water is a
fertile source Of disease and milk contami-
nation, and yet it is q fact that many PEG
pie give the subject no consideration what
ever. Stock is permitted to drink out of
any sort of o pool that happens to be handi-
est, and to do SO often when but little ex-
pense and trouble would provide plenty of
good water Western Rural.
Ex-Governor ROutt remarked the other
day to a New York Tribune reporter that
the days of fancy cattle growing in the far
West have gone by. ''The cattle growing
| Of the future" he continued, "will be on Q
business basis right down to the marrow.
The profits will be moderate and even
small, but steady. In fact, the best days
| Of cattle-growing are cOming-the days
when it will be safe and steady business.
The cattle-grOwing of the future will be in
| tn. hands of experienced men, with prac-
teal knowledge of the business
The amount of work that two good, sound,
well-mated horses can do in year when
properly managed is astonishing. With
the right kind of care q sound team is none
the worse for doing six good days work
out OF the week the year round, and the
value Of over three hundred days work
each year amounts to good deal. 1t costs
about as much to keep an idle horse as one
that works. The profits of many farms
are eaten up by the surplus of horses, and
the owners are unaware of the fact. 1t only
pays to keep horses when you have pur-
pose in SO doing. and that purpose may be
either for the fill amount of labor they are
able to perform, or for the revenue derived
from the increase in their value while il
the hands of the farmer.-Stockma,s.